When a Teacher Is 2 Feet Tall

School Experiments Use Robots as Learning Tools; a Dragon for Lifestyle Tips

By

Sophia Hollander

Updated April 11, 2013 7:47 p.m. ET

Scientists raised on "The Jetsons" and "Astro Boy" have theorized for decades that robots would make the perfect helper and companion. Now a handful of public schools in the U.S. are putting that idea to the test.

This year, robots will be teaching everything from math to vocabulary to nutrition inside classrooms in California and New York, a move the researchers call a first in American education.